| Plenaries and Panel Debates
Opening Session
The Opening Plenary session was held on Monday 13 August from 10:00-17:00 and was highlighted by leading expert speakers, as well as a high level panel discussion on 'Water, Climate, and Vulnerability'.
Opening Session Schedule
Monday, August 13
10:00-17:00, Folkets Hus, Congress Hall
Chair: Mr. Johan Kuylenstierna, Project Director, Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), Adjunct Professor, Stockholm University
10:00 Cultural Event
10:15 Welcome
Mr. Anders Berntell, Executive Director, SIWI
10:25 Official Opening Address
H.E. Mr. Fredrik Reinfeldt, Prime Minister of Sweden
10:40 Keynote Speaker
Ms. Kristina Axén Olin, Mayor of Stockholm
10:55 Keynote Speaker
Water for Thirsty Cities
H.E. Dr. Anna Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary-General of the
United Nations and Executive Director of the United Nations
Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
11:25 2007 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate Lecture
Our Symbiosis with Microbes – The Great Systems of Nature
Prof. Perry L. McCarty, Stanford University, California, USA
12:00 Lunch
13:30 World Water Week Opening Session Continues
Introduction by Chair Prof. Jan Lundqvist,
Chair of the Scientific Programme Committee, SIWI
13:35 A personal reflection on progress and prospects
Ms. Margaret Catley-Carlson,
Chair, Global Water Partnership (GWP), United Nations
Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation (UNSGAB)
13:55 Dr. Vaclav Smil,
Distinguished Professor, University of Manitoba, Canada
14:15 Building dignity, not toilets!
Mr. Joe Madiath,
Executive Director, Gram Vikas, India
14:35 Climate Change and Water Resources
Dr. Monirul Mirza,
Coordinating Lead Author (CLA), IPCC's Synthesis Report,
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
15:00 Coffee Break
15:30 High Level Panel Discussion: “Climate, Water and Vulnerability”
H.E. Mrs. Lindiwe Hendricks
Minister, Water Affairs and Forestry, South Africa
Prof. Jörg Imberger
University of Western Australia
Prof. Pavel Kabat
Chair and Science Director, Earth System Science & Climate
Change Group, Wageningen University and Research Centre
Ms. Sunita Narain
Director, Centre for Science and Environment, India
Dr. Monirul Mirza
Coordinating Lead Author (CLA), IPCC's Synthesis Report,
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Mr. Claes Johansson
Co-author, Human Development Report,
UNDP Human Development Report Office
Mr. Colin R. Sabol
Vice President - Marketing & Business Development,
ITT Fluid Technology, ITT Corporation, USA
17:00 End of Opening Session
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